Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-04
John W Daniol-A serenaje-Mr Pol
lard Colonel Buiord's Resolution
Personal Notes.

RoANoEE. VA, August 3.-Tho MI
mcrous faces familiar in Richmond
dnring the session of the Legislature
or when state convention meets are
10 be- seen in Roanoke to-day, and there
IS therefore uuwoutod hustle about the
hotels and on the streets. There is a
committee 10 see that every delegate
gets quarters. aud though it may be
that some 81 Size visitors may fail to So
cure accommodations, the representa-
tivcs of the pcop!e-that is to say,
statesmen. delegates, and newspaper
mcn-arc certain Of bed and board.
Mr. Barbour and MS committee and
the Richmond delegation have quarters
at hotel built IN the Queen Ammo
stylc Of architecture, which IS pcrched
on grassy knoll Luxurant
vines covering the porchcs and
fcs,ooncd With artistic care, a
fountain splaslirg It's waters on
The lawn, and view Of the foothills Of
H., Blue Kidcc are some Of the c0n5o-
la,ions for the absence from tho old
folks al home. There have been three
DAYS Of rain. Int the sun is on duty to-
dny. alternating. 1t is true, with the
clouds. and making a heat altogether
equal 10 whnt We are accustomed to IN
Richmond, Hut the assurance IS gwen
That the nights are usually cool.
rur PLACE or MEETING.
The convention Will hc held in the
opcr-honsc-s building belonging 10
tbc ciiy and constructed somewhat like
The Old market, at Richmond; that IS
IN saw. ON tine street floor "a the public
rnarl,t. where meats and vegetables
arc .1ii. on tie second floor IS the
hall. nou dallliagly white inside with
COATS of Lal-lmiuc Just laid on. Look
inc from the stage towards the audito-
riuni. il has much the appearance OF
old Mort tail. though 1t IS not as
laroc. By packing closely, / think 1t
vii IoI zoo or 500 persons, and the
rall,rv M the end opposite the stage
will s.at several hundred more. SO
file calculation that the hail will ac-
calrmDdatr Oh the delegate and all the
alternate, aud leave the gallery for the
occupation of spectators.
DECORATIONS.
number If ladies and gentlemen
Al At this moment AT WORT on the deco
ratIous and there is going 10 be liberal
di'play II the national color', while
ON o.l1r., white cloth background fair
finger, are working III cedar the letters
"WJcomc." It is big luck for old Big
Lick to have 20 State convention IN It's
u.ld.t. and a~ fur as | can see it Is try
ria a. do 80 well that any future men
ton of tine place for such gathering
Viii not shock the nerves OF any com
Inunty. They are working well and
s,.tc..aticsllv, aud if they do not
achieve success they viii deserve 1t
certainly. lGchmondcrs and Eastern
Nuriuians generally, looking upon this
Gdr valley aud the blue hills beyond,
JcHshted with the situation, cspecl-
allv whom they are told that they are
GpO feet above the level of the sen.
That is ahoat so feet higher than the
AVERAGE Richmond residence.
AZ EXCURSION.
Tie Norfolk and Western Railroad
COMPANY do not mean that the dclegA-
ton Shall goaway with only the glimpse,
charming as IT L., OF the southwest,
and 80 thcy have arranged to take the
convention off Oh an excursion TO the
New River country. Here there are
Great coal-mincs, and their town of
Tocahoutas is the metropolis Of a IA
pidly developing section
Tie convention will be called to order
at - NJ. tomorrow, and all the work
will De- done, 1t Is expected, by md
pipht. So that bright and early the
next morning those disposed to accept
the invitation of the railroad company
NAV embark Tor the New River oXpedi-
ton.
THr QUESTION OF THE HOUR
"Whnt has the convention to do,
ANYHOW - Is often asked. Many per
sons think that when there are no nom
nations TO be made there IS smoothing for
a convention 10 do. The truth Is there
ALWAYS has been some doubt as to the
necessity for q convention, but there
was general acquiesccnce III the call,
and think the convention Will he well
attended. 10 viii he IN the nature OF
c,r,ral muster. The roll of counties
Will. as Il weit, be called, and reports
on the state Of the party will be the or
der.
The chief thing hear talked OF Is
the debt. and one dcbatablo phase OF
tina, is as 10 whether the Convention
should adopt any resolution asking for
congressional help. Long ago Governor
Wise. later Governor Walker, later
still Blaine. and moro recently Mr..
Barbour, ndvGucedthe idea that IN view
of the sacrifices of Virginia for the ma
ton, particularly In memory OF the
forciblo dismcmberment of the Com
monwealth. the national Government
should aid Us in, or rather out OF, our
financial difficulty. If the United
States Government wishes 10 do this it
can DO it 10y giving US public lands !;
or. as some think, merely by endorsing
our per cent. bonds. Riddleberger
bonds thus endorsed would be worth
100. and when they are worth that the
cid debt will be funded.
/ rather think that Congress viii be
appealed TO. Certain it is that IN times
past the Government was not too proud
10 borrow Of Virginia. Certain 1t IS
also that il has never repaid some oil
the borrowed money.
THE gIppLEBERGER BILL.
So far as the Riddleberger bill IS con-
cerned. the convention is going 10
stick close 20 it. Some would have II
make declaration better for the state.
Fearing TO displease either, the con
vcntion will probably adhere to the
Riddloberger bill 4; but find in iniin-
entail quarters a desire that nothing
shall bc said which will deter the bond
holders from making us another
proposition, ii being always and
ever understood that there shall
be no increase of taxation, aud that tho
institutions and soldiers having claims
upon our treasury shall be provided Tor
as heretofore. II is hoped, but IT is by
no means certain, that tho local'optlon
question will be raised in the conyen.
tion, if so, there will be division OF
opinion as 10 the best policy TO be pur-
gued.
DELEGATES SHAKEN Up.